Strouse & Bros. v. American Credit-Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Cross-appeals from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Ritchie, J.) Plaintiffs obtained a judgment below for $8,240.14. Some of the conditions of the bond sued on in this case, in addition to those mentioned in the opinion of the Court, are as follows : 6. Liability under this bond is limited to actual sales of goods, wares or merchandise, owned, sold and delivered by the indemnified. 12B. When claims shall be allowed by this company beyond the amount agreed to be borne by…
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Cross-appeals from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Ritchie, J.) Plaintiffs obtained a judgment below for $8,240.14. Some of the conditions of the bond sued on in this case, in addition to those mentioned in the opinion of the Court, are as follows : 6. Liability under this bond is limited to actual sales of goods, wares or merchandise, owned, sold and delivered by the indemnified. 12B. When claims shall be allowed by this company beyond the amount agreed to be borne by the indemnified, such claims shall at once be transferred to this company, and this company shall become the owner…
1Opinion of the Court
The record in this case is quite voluminous. There are seven bills of exception — six signed at the request of the defendant, and one at the instance of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs offered five prayers, four of which were rejected. The defendant presented sixty-nine prayers, three of which were granted. The Court gave six instructions drawn by the plaintiffs in accordance with the trial Court's views. There are fourteen special exceptions to these instructions; and there are twenty-five motions to strike out evidence admitted subject to exception. It will be simply impossible to treat…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Castleberg v. WheelerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
- Brown v. SmartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
- Magruder v. GageCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
- American Credit Indemnity Co. v. CassardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896
- Jaeckel v. American Credit Indemnity Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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- William Flaccus Oak Leather Co. v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Hammond v. Lyon Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
- Hincks v. HoffmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1915